Hifter agrees to heed cease-fire and will join Libya talks, Germany says
Libyan strongman Khalifa Hifter has agreed to abide by a cease-fire and said he was ready to participate in an international conference in Berlin on Sunday, Germany's foreign minister said. Libya's U.N.-recognized government in Tripoli has been under attack since April from Hifter's forces, with ...
Almost 1,000 people trying to flee Libya by boat have been intercepted and returned to the conflict-ravaged country by its coast guard during the first two weeks of the new year, the International Organization for Migration said Tuesday. The IOM said at least 953 migrants, ...
Libya's rival leaders fail to make truce deal in Moscow talks
Talks in Moscow about bringing an end to Libya's long-running civil war failed to reach a solution Monday and have been adjourned for the night. At the meeting, Libya's rival governments considered a draft document spelling out details of a truce proposed jointly by Russia ...
Both sides in Libya's conflict agreed to a cease-fire from Sunday to end nine months of fighting following weeks of international diplomacy and calls for a truce by power-brokers Russia and Turkey. The oil-rich North African country has been wracked by bloody turmoil since a ...
Libyans agree to truce in conflict drawing increasing foreign involvement
Libyan eastern forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar announced on Saturday a cease-fire in the western region, which includes the capital, Tripoli, starting 00:01 a.m. on Sunday and the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) agreed to the truce. Since April, Libyan National Army ...
Europe and North Africa in diplomatic flurry to avoid 'second Syria' in Libya
Europe and North Africa have launched a diplomatic offensive to try to prevent Libya, with the increased involvement of international players in its conflict, from turning into a "second Syria. The flurry of visits across the two sides of the Mediterranean comes after Libyan strongman ...
U.N.-supported Libya government welcomes civil war truce calls
Libya's United Nations-supported government has welcomed Russian and Turkish calls for a cease-fire amid the country's ongoing civil war, though its rivals appeared cool to the intervention and refrained from endorsing the idea Thursday. The Tripoli-based government led by Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj released a ...
Turkey and Russia called for a Jan. 12 cease-fire in war-torn Libya on Wednesday while European Union officials intensified diplomatic efforts to cool tensions in the North African nation by holding talks with its prime minister. In a related diplomatic push in Rome, Italian Premier ...
Libya's east-based forces say key coastal city of Sirte is captured
Libya's east-based forces said they captured the strategic coastal city of Sirte on Monday from the U.N.-recognized government in Tripoli. The announcement comes amid a major offensive by the east-based forces to take Tripoli. The capital city is the seat of a rival Libyan government, ...
The death toll from an airstrike that slammed into a military facility in Libya's capital climbed to at least 30 people, most of them military trainees, health authorities said Sunday, as fighting over control of Tripoli between rival armed groups escalated. Eastern Libyan forces led ...
At least 28 people were killed in an attack on a military academy in the Libyan capital late on Saturday, the health minister of the Tripoli-based government said. Tripoli, which is under the control of the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), is facing ...
Turkish lawmakers authorize sending troops to fight in Libya in support of U.N.-backed regime
Turkey's parliament on Thursday authorized the deployment of troops to Libya to support the U.N.-backed government in Tripoli that is battling forces loyal to a rival government seeking to capture the capital. Turkish lawmakers voted 325-184 at an emergency session in favor of a one-year ...
